U.S. ethanol exports rise 26% in 2016 to second-highest level on record

U.S. exports of fuel ethanol in 2016, totaled more than 1 billion gallons (68,000 barrels per day), an increase of 26% from the 2015 level. U.S. imports of ethanol, which are relatively much smaller, decreased by 60% to 36 million gallons in 2016.